[4] The service runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android platforms,[5][6] and allows users to create simple automated backups for protecting data by moving it into cloud-based ElephantDrive account.

ElephantDrive makes use of infrastructure-on-demand as part of its architecture, and is one of the first examples of the applications built on Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service).

[7] ElephantDrive initially utilized Amazon S3 as a tool for a datacenter migration, but quickly moved it into the production infrastructure.

[12] ElephantDrive's first major product came in conjunction with the 2008 closing of early cloud storage provider and AOL property Xdrive when the service offered a free tool for migrating files off of the Xdrive platform,[13] simplifying the process of switching providers.

"[17][18] Additional cloud storage for NAS integration were launched with hardware makers QNAP[19] and Thecus,[20] both of which opted to use the ElephantDrive brand, as opposed to "Vault" co-branding.